A review on biomass: importance, chemistry, classification, and conversion

A Tursi - Biofuel Research Journal, 2019‏ - biofueljournal.com
Biomass is currently the most widespread form of renewable energy and its exploitation is
further increasing due to the concerns over the devastative impacts of fossil fuel …

Biofilm formation, and related impacts on healthcare, food processing and packaging, industrial manufacturing, marine industries, and sanitation–a review

G Shineh, M Mobaraki, MJ Perves Bappy… - Applied Microbiology, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation can lead to problems in healthcare, water distribution systems, food
processing and packaging, industrial manufacturing, marine industries, and sanitation …

Model application of entomopathogenic fungi as alternatives to chemical pesticides: Prospects, challenges, and insights for next-generation sustainable agriculture

BS Bamisile, KS Akutse, JA Siddiqui, Y Xu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
In the past few decades, the control of pests and diseases of cultivated plants using natural
and biological measures has drawn increasing attention in the quest to reduce the level of …

Lessons learned from the first 10 consecutive cases of intravenous bacteriophage therapy to treat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections at a single center in the …

S Aslam, E Lampley, D Wooten, M Karris… - Open forum …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Due to increasing multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections, there is an interest in
assessing the use of bacteriophage therapy (BT) as an antibiotic alternative. After the first …

Recovery of lithium and cobalt from spent lithium ion batteries (LIBs) using organic acids as leaching reagents: A review

R Golmohammadzadeh, F Faraji, F Rashchi - … , Conservation and Recycling, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Environmental restrictions and economic benefits have obliged countries to promote
recycling processes from secondary resources like spent lithium ion batteries (LIBs) instead …

Contributions of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria as biotechnological tools in food, pharmaceutical, and medical applications

GM Daba, MO Elnahas, WA Elkhateeb - International Journal of Biological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are important bioproducts produced by some genera of lactic
acid bacteria. EPS are famous for their shelf-life improving properties, techno-functional …

Past, present and future of surgical meshes: a review

K Baylón, P Rodríguez-Camarillo, A Elías-Zúñiga… - Membranes, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
Surgical meshes, in particular those used to repair hernias, have been in use since 1891.
Since then, research in the area has expanded, given the vast number of post-surgery …

A retrospective, observational study of 12 cases of expanded-access customized phage therapy: production, characteristics, and clinical outcomes

SI Green, JR Clark, HH Santos… - Clinical infectious …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is undermining modern medicine, a problem
compounded by bacterial adaptation to antibiotic pressures. Phages are viruses that infect …

From Nature‐Sourced Polysaccharide Particles to Advanced Functional Materials

Y Ma, SM Morozova, E Kumacheva - Advanced Materials, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Polysaccharides constitute over 90% of the carbohydrate mass in nature, which makes them
a promising feedstock for manufacturing sustainable materials. Polysaccharide particles …

Microplastics in mangroves with special reference to Asia: Occurrence, distribution, bioaccumulation and remediation options

A Talukdar, P Kundu, S Bhattacharjee, S Dey… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a new and lesser-known pollutant that has intrigued the interest of
scientists all over the world in recent decades. MP (< 5mm in size) can enter marine …